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· 1/14/1992

State v. Pau'u

Citations

  • 824 P.2d 833
  • 72 Haw. 505
  • 1992 Haw. LEXIS 1

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a search was invalid where the defendant “felt the futility of withholding any consent or confession”
  • holding that arguments regarding the sufficient attenuation to dissipate the taint of a prior illegality must be supported by evidence
  • holding that a search was invalid where the defendant “felt the futility of withholding any consent or confession”
  • holding that evidence obtained in violation of the federal and state constitutional prohibitions against unreasonable search and seizure may not be used to secure a defendant’s conviction
  • holding that the government’s burden to show that a confession is voluntary is particularly heavy when the defendant is under arrest and that the waiver is invalid if it is induced by a prior illegality
  • holding that the government's burden to show that a confession is voluntary is particularly heavy when the defendant is under arrest and that the waiver is invalid if it is induced by a prior illegality

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Judges: Lum, Padgett, Hayashi, Wakatsuki, Moon

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